Named Entity Results, Peter Grant

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nnsylvania, and settled near the town of Greensburg in that county.
He took with him the younger of his two children, Peter Grant.
The elder, Solomon, remained with his relatives in Connecticut until old enough to do for himself, when he emigrated a son by his first marriage.
My father, Jesse R. Grant, was the second child-oldest son, by the second marriage.
Peter Grant went early to Maysville, Kentucky, where he was very prosperous, married, had a family of nine children, and was drownha River, Virginia [now West Virginia], in 1825, being at the time one of the wealthy men of the West.
My grandmother Grant died in 1805, leaving seven children.
This broke up the family.
Captain Noah Grant was not thrifty in the way of laying with the Tod family only a few years, until old enough to learn a trade.
He went first, I believe, with his half-brother, Peter Grant, who, though not a tanner himself, owned a tannery in Maysville, Kentucky.
Here he learned his trade, and in a fe

rged furiously again.
The rebel captain ordered Hitchcock to surrender, firing at the same time his revolver at Corporal John Heron, who dropped unhurt to his knees, and sent a ball through the miscreant's breast, which proved fatal.
Rebel citizens state that the opposing force numbered fifty men, and acknowledge their loss to be one captain, sergeant, and two privates killed, and eight wounded. The Union loss was as follows:
Killed — George Diegs, company H; Lewis Taylor, company H; Peter Grant, company H; Samuel Moden, company G.
Wounded — William Gallin, company B; Henry Brown, company H; Mil Beckford, company H; William Hegdon, company H; Zeno Callahan, company H; Duncan Turner, company H; John Bodly, company H.
John C. Crane, acting quartermaster at Nashville, Tenn., in a note to Andrew Johnson, Governor of that State, says:
The bearer, (colored,) Jane Woodall, is my house-servant.
She is a slave, claimed by Christopher Woodall, a resident of Tennessee.
It is s

sible for the state of things existing there, but on the other hand, we are bound in justice to bear testimony to their kindness and the faithful performance of duties with the limited means at their disposal.
The surgeons who signed this statement were, Daniel Meeker, United States Navy; C. T. Liners, Assistant Surgeon Sixth Maine regiment; J. L. Brown, Assistant Surgeon One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio volunteer infantry; and A. M. Parker, Assistant Surgeon First Maine cavalry.
Among the prisoners captured at Chattanooga, were found a large number of those paroled at Vicksburgh.
General Grant inquired whether he should proceed against them according to the established usage in such cases, which is to shoot the persons so found.
The War Department forbid, it being manifestly unjust to execute soldiers who were required by the rebel government to break their parole.--General John H. Morgan, with six of his officers, escaped from the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio.--(Doc. 37.)

-Senate bill incorporating the Maryland and Virginia Coal Oil Company in Taylor county; House bills amending the act passed March 20th, 1860, authorizing the Council of the City of Richmond to construct a railroad in its streets; amending certain laws respecting the militia of the Commonwealth; for the relief of David A. Hopkins and Saml. Y. Campbell, of Rockbridge county.
Bills Reported.--For the relief of Thomas Nichols; refunding a sum of money to the heirs of Wm. A. Bradford and Peter Grant; refunding a sum of money to P. B. Crowder.
Mr. Bass presented a report from a special committee authorizing the Trustees of the Parsonage of the M. E. Church in Salem, Roanoke county, to execute a deed of trust on their property in said town.
The Tax Bill.--The hour having arrived for the consideration of the bill "imposing taxes for the support of Government" as the order of the day, it was taken upon motion of Mr. Haymond, and numerous amendments thereto proposed.
An amendme

Ranaway--$100 reward
--From the subscriber, Monday morning, Oct. 20th, my negro man Peter Grant, a shoemaker.
He is about 30 years of age; smoked bacon color; 5 feet 8 inches high; rather delicate looking man, is ruptured in the navel.
He was seen at the Central railroad depot Tuesday morning, Oct. 21st, and is probably making his way towards Orange county, where he came from.
I will pay the above reward for the recovery of the negro, if delivered to me at No. 73 Main st, Richmond, Va. P. K. White. oc 21--2t*

Ranaway--$100 reward
--From the subscriber, Monday morning, Oct. 20th, my negro man Peter Grant, a shoemaker.
He is about 30 years of age; smoked bacon color; 5 feet 8 inches high; rather delicate looking man, s ruptured in the navel.
He was seen at the Central railroad depot Tuesday morning, Oct. 21st, and is probably making his way towards Orange county, where he came from.
I will pay the above reward for the recovery of the negro, if delivered to me at No. 73 Main st, Richmond, Va. P K White. oc 21--2t*